If you're in the market for a military grade tough phone without the bulk, then check out the latest IIIF150 Ultra Thin Rugged Phones.
In this video I got hands on with several models checking out the toughness and water resistance capabilities.
They are impressively thin considering how tough they are in and out of the water.
Thanks to BELKIN for supporting our trip to Mobile World Congress.
Image Matrix Tech on Sky News: Colour changing BMW - Some of the best CES startups - Instagram impersonators
In Sunday's segment on Sky News Australia (Weekend Edition with Tim Gilbert) we took a look at some of the weird and wonderful tech from CES, the world’s biggest technology show. We started off with BMW’s colour-changing car I-Vision-Dee. Last year BMW showed a black and white version, this year this concept car can switch between 32 colours. It uses e-ink technology on numerous panels so you can have racing stripes and multiple colours at once. The ultimate goal for the Australian engineer leading the project, Stella Clarke - is to make it a spray on system.
Image Matrix Tech on Sky News: Where were the drones on NYE, DaVinci Resolve on iPad Pro, CES preview, PS4 gaming for the family
In Sunday's segment on Sky News Australia (Weekend Edition with Tim Gilbert) we asked the question; where was the big drone show on New Year’s Eve? Drone swarms have been growing in popularity around the globe but Sydney wasn’t keen on using the technology to see in the new year. We loved the fireworks so why didn’t we see drones as well?
Image Matrix Tech on Sky News: ECOVACS DEEBOT X1 OMNI - Samsung M8 Sale Date - BMW Backseat Theatre
In Sunday's segment on Sky News Australia (Weekend Edition with Tim Gilbert) we looked at the Australian release of the ECOVACS DEEBOT X1 OMNI robot vacuum cleaner. It’s the smartest robot vacuum cleaner you can buy and it will cost $2 499 AUD.
It takes direct voice commands - extra to Google and Alexa, sweeps, vacuums and mops. After each cleaning round the base station automatically washes the mop and dries it using hot air to remove odours when working in humid environments. Automatically stores the wastewater after cleaning the mop, automatically empties dust bag and refills the water tank with clean water.
Image Matrix Tech on Sky News: Elon Musk Responds to Tonga Disaster - Undersea Cables v Satellite - Back-to-School Bargains - Futuristic BWM Electric Scooter
In Sunday's segment on Sky News Australia (Weekend Edition with Jaynie Seal) we looked at Elon Musk’s offer to help restore internet services to tsunami ravaged Tonga.
Musk said on Twitter: “This is a hard thing for us to do right now, as we don’t have enough satellites with laser links and there are already geo sats that serve the Tonga region. That is why I’m asking for clear confirmation.”
Digicel workers have got some connectively going, handed out free sims and Telstra made calls free to Tonga. But Musk is right about the difficulties in getting Starlink to provide internet coverage over Tonga at this point. We discuss the reasons.
Image Matrix Tech on Sky News - QD OLED - Samsung Freestyle - BMW Car that changes colour - S21 Fan Edition finally
In Sunday's segment on Sky News Australia (Weekend Edition with Tim Gilbert) we looked at new TV technology coming to market this year.
QD OLED (Quantum Dot OLED) is the next level of OLED TVs that produces brighter and better colours.
Shenzhen
This is a highlight package of Shenzhen's amazing light show celebrating China's 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up. The rise of Shenzhen from 30 thousand to more than 12 million since 1980 has to be seen to be believed. It's a must visit for any tech lover.
This edit was shot on a Sony a9 with a Sony G Master 16-35mm f/2.8 lens.
Video is 'as shot' no grading or corrections. Audio is from the internal microphone.